Youth Bureau
2008-2009 Priorities
- Show "youth development" in action through Assets Coming Together (ACT) for Youth grant partnerships
- Spread the word about the power of positive youth development, youth voice and youth engagement
- Expand employment skills and opportunities for youth through workshops on job seeking, keeping and job portfolios
- Expand leadership and service opportunities for youth through the annual Youth Conference, NYS Youth Leadership Forum, Americorps, ACT for Youth activities
- Involve youth in tennis opportunities in collaboration with Junior Tennis Foundation
- Seek funds to meet the transitional housing and service needs of runaway/homeless youth; pregnant/parenting teens
- Provide community training on current “hot” topics and youth services issues
- Maximize the impact of our limited funds in providing cost free youth opportunities in Warren County Communities
